Inbox Zeroaction-based email

Merlin MannGoogle Tech Talk

Where’s the Love?

Get a System

(but, keep it simple)

Time & Attentionare finite.

Time & Attentionare Finite

Concept: Joel Spolsky

ManageActions

Inbox Zero

Emailʼs just a medium

One place for anything

Process to zero

Convert to actions

Inbox Zero

What is Processing?More than checkingLess than responding

Answers: “So what?”

Make Sandwiches

(Donʼt just take orders)

DeleteDelegateRespondDeferDo

Delete(or Archive)

Delegate

Respond

Defer

Do

DeleteDelegateRespondDeferDo

Choose One

The ProcessingHabit“We are what we frequently do” — Aristotle

Do Email Less.

Cheat.

No fiddling.

DeleteDelegateRespondDeferDo

Stay on target

Remember? Finite.

Thanks.

Inbox Zeroaction-based email

Merlin MannGoogle Tech Talk